Antifriction-bearing.



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ANTIFRICTION BEARENG;

APPLICATION FILED NOV.. 10. 1914 1,144,245. Patented June 22, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 22. 1915.

Application flied November 10, 1914. Serial No. 871,295.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JAMES 0. Bruce, a

citizen .of the United States, residing in Reading, Berks county, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Antifriction-Bearings, of which the following is a specification.

One object of my invention is to provide a relatively simple, eflicient and substantial form of roller bearing which for a given size shall possess relatively large bearing surfaces and shall have its parts so disposed as .to permit of its inexpensive manufacture under commercial conditions.

A further object of the invention is to provide an anti-friction bearing with a novel form of cage for supporting and holding together the anti-friction elements, the design of the cage being such that it is substantial and inexpensive. 7

These objects and other advantageous enz is .1 secure as hereinafter set forth, reference cage; Figs. 9 and 10 are respectively a transverse section and a fragmentary elevation of a portion of the cage shown in Figs. 7 and 8; and Figs. 11 and 12 are respectively a fragmentary elevationand a vertical section of another modification of my invention.

In Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive of the above drawings lrepresents the outer member of the bearing which consists of an annular structure having, in the case shown, a conical bearing surface 2. The inner bearing member 3 is also of annular form and its eX- ternal surface 4- is likewise conical, all of its surface elements converging to a definite point to which also converge the elements of the surface 2. Mounted in the space between the two bearing surfaces 2 and 4 of the members 1 and 3 are a series of conical rollers 5 each of which engages both of said surfaces for the greater part of its length. Adjacent its ends however. it is provided with relatively short journals 6 operative in a cage structure 7 which consists of a pressed metal frusto-conical ring mounted between the two bearing surfaces but not contacting with either and having its edges or ends inwardly flanged as indicated at 8 and 9. The journal portion 6 of the small end of each roller is rotatably mounted in an opening 10 of the flange 8 while the journal at the opposite end of each roller likewise operates in the flange 9, which for purposes of easy assembly is provided with bearing recesses for said journals opening on its inner edge but whose width is diminished by suitable means after the introduction of the roller journals in' order to prevent their re moval. At predetermined intervals around its periphery the frusto-conical body of the cage has portions 11 pressed inwardly so that they lie in substantially radial planes and a roller is mounted between each two adjacent pressed in portions. The upper and lower ends of these portions 11 are cut away to provide receptacles for spacing balls 12 which are of such diameter as to accurately fit between the top and bottom portions respectively of the rollers, it being obvious thatthe balls 13 engaging the upper ends of therollers are larger than those between the lower ends thereof. As shown in Fig. 5 the recesses formed by cutting away of the ends of the pressed in ribs 11 are overhung so as to prevent the balls from dropping out when the inner bearing member 3 is removed or when the cage is taken out of the bearing. Under conditions of operation the rollers are maintained at the proper distances apart by the balls 12 and 13 which with said rollers are held together by means of the cage 7 so as to be inserted or removed as a unit. Obviously the balls provide highly efficient spacing means for the rollers since they not only make point contacts wlth their surfaces but in addition they accurately maintain said rollers in the proper angular positions.

As shown in Figs. 7 to 10 inclusive, I may, instead of pressing in relatively long radial ribs 11 to form the supporting or retaining means for the balls 12 and 13, merely press in relatively short radially extending tongues 14 from the body 7 of the cage, curving each pair of these respectively up and do as shown in Fig. 5 so as to form holders for said balls which will keep them in position we prevenhng them from dropping out of the cage after the rollers have been once assembled therein. Again as shown in Figs. 11 and 12 I may form the cage as a casting consisting of substantially said rings which like the recessesv of the cage structures 7 and 7 has its inner ends. so overhung as to prevent the balls from edges to provide bearings for the rollers and eratively engagethe adjacent rollers respectively.

2. The combination in an anti-friction bearing of inner and outer bearing members; rollers operative between said bea'ring s; a ring providing bearings for the rollers and having pressed out portions formed to profalling out while leaving them free to pro- EVIdB retaining recesses between the rollers;

ject on either side in position to engage and properly space the rollers.

It is to be understood that it is immaterial whether the bearing surfaces 2 and l are convergent as shown .in Fig.2 or whether they are made in the shape of concentric parallel cylindrical surfaces. Obviously in such a case the rollers instead of being frustoconical in form would be cylindrical' In. any case however, it is to be noted that a distinguishing characteristic of the bearing lies in its inclusion of relatively long rollers each of which has a relatively long uninterrupted straight line engagement with both of the bearing surfaces of the members 1 and 3. Moreover these bearing surfaces are uninterrupted or continuous conical or cylindrical surfaces, which like the rollers, ma 3e ground with the utmost convenience and accuracy. The cage structures arelikewise relatively inexpensive to manufacture, it being understood that after the balls and rollers have been assembled, the extremities of the inwardly opening recesses 18 of the upper flange 9 of the cage are upset or expanded so as to retain the journals of the rollers in operative positions therein.

1. The combination in an anti-friction bearing of inner and outer bearing members; rollers operative between said members; a cage consisting of a ring flanged at both rollers respectively.

with a ball held in each'recess in engagement with the adjacent rollers.

' 3. The combination in an antifriction' bearing of inner and outer bearing members; rollers mounted vbetween said members; a ring having projecting portions at both edges providing bearings'for said rollers and formed with radially extending pressed out tongues having their ends spaced away from said projecting bearing portions; with balls retained in the spaces between said ends of the tongues and the projecting portions of the ring in positions toengage the adjacent 4. The combinat1on of a ring having flanges at both edges and provided with.

radially extending integral portions having overhung ends spaced away from the flanges; rollers mounted-between the respective radially extending portions and journaled in the flanges; with balls. rotatably mounted in the spaces between the ends of each radial portion and the adj acent'flanges' in positions to engage .the adjacent rollers.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES C. REBER.

lVitnesses:

GrrAs; W. Ponrnrcnn, D. BENTON SILVIS}. 

